Monday, June 30, 2008

I'm teaming up with 2 other artists to produce licensed art prints of a few Suicide Girls, for Comic Con. They're sharing the booth (#433) with us this year so I figured, fuck it, let's do some art prints. The model I chose to illustrate is MEOW.

This is just a warm up. I'm trying to get familiar with Meow's features so I can get her likeness for the art print.

I pieced this together from 2 photos of her. I chose to go with a simple pose for starters. I just wasn't digging that her hair was pulled back. So I looked at a different photo of her for the hair.

This was all done with an HB pencil and a kneaded eraser. On Rives BFK paper (damn you James Jean). I haven't tried this in 15 years. It turned out better than I expected. Not sure if I'm going to use this approach for the art print. Might not be ready for it yet.

This is just one person's way of working on a project. Do whatever works for you. Inking with a brush isn't a skill you're born with. For some people it takes a lot of trial & error. I still have a long way to go.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Kia Motors commissioned me to design their official Vans Warped Tour '08 poster. (This thing is like 8 posters in 1!!) They'll be handing these out at the KIA SOUL Lounge in "sponsor land" at every event. They are also making the art into huge-assed 6 ft tall banners.

Check FUSE TV, they're going to be featuring the artwork during Warped Wednesdays.

I'm stoked to be involved with the Warped Tour for a 5th year in a row. I can't even keep a girlfriend that long. Oy Vey.

**I gotta apologize to everyone that's been trying to get in touch with me over the past month. I've been up to my eyeballs with deadlines. Here's one of the first projects I can post.